Yup the big daddy of gaming is here.. if you have the cash then this is it.. cant get bigger than this on 1 card!!!

2GB of GDDR5 RAM!!!
sweet!!
2.4teraflops gfx engine (in total)!!
Free shipping, and I DO realise its a Pre-order. I used to refrain from posting them, but have seen tons of people get pre order deals HOT!!

Yes.. but the prices of the competing gfx cards will drop down to provide better performance/price component!! Further these 4870X2 will get reduced as well!! Its also a matter of supply and demand, as prodcution and competition withing X2 manufacturers increases.. price will decrease!!